A ray of sunshine for the industry manifests itself as an upward trend: With more than 5000 expert visitors from around the world, the 10th OPTATEC at the Frankfurt Exhibition Centre marks an economic turning point. 5217 expert visitors, well over 500 exhibitors, more than 190,000 square feet of overall occupied floor space, participants and visitors from over 30 countries around the globe – the 10th OPTATEC international trade fair for future optical technologies, components, systems and (…)

A few companies have reunited their skills in the "Technical Synergies" association. The aim of this group of companies (that are not linked by any means but member of the association) is to bring more know-how to their customers. An event was organized today in La Neuveville, Switzerland. Obviously we were there. Report! Before the start of the show this morning. Everything was prepared to welcome visitors (also with excellent local specialties for meals and beverages). It was a first (…)

The simplest way of controlling robots. Touch screen. Graphics support. Flexible interaction. The more powerful the capabilities of the robots become, the more intuitive user interfaces for operator control of the robots are pushed into the foreground. The new KUKA smartPAD brilliantly demonstrates, on a large, high-resolution, antireflection touch screen, how robots can be operated intuitively. . Operations are presented to the user in a transparent manner by means of intelligent, (…)

Since Recomatic and Bula technologies merged a little more than one year ago, the companies went on well and developed some new products (see theeurotec’s news here - [www.recomatic.ch->http://www.recomatic.ch

Founded in 1998, the company Tectri based in Court, in the middle of the historical cradle of high precision turning, decided to use fixed headstock machines to produce highly precise parts up to 51mm or more (and by the way, they are working with oil*). . 12 years ago, Newemag was the company’s first machine tool provider with one, then two and three… till six Miyano BNE machines. 10 years later, Tectri has started the replacement of the old machines, not because no longer efficient (…)

The new ST-38 from Star Micronics further develops the series of complex KNC-32 and SV-32 machines. The triple turret design allows users to capitalize on the capability of simultaneous machining. A machine for highly complex parts which is nevertheless easily programmed with a standard FANUC control system to exploit the machining possibilities for parts up to a diameter of 38 mm. 3 turrets allow almost limitless flexibility. They enable the ST-38 to machine turned parts which require up (…)

Tornos offers a large range of automatic multispindle lathes with both 6 and 8 spindles and the company provides solutions which are perfectly suited to machining small diameters. Although machines with 6 spindles are perfect for machining diameters of 1 to 32 mm, producing complex parts at high output rates requiring more work stations has been limited to 24 mm - until now. With their new MultiAlpha and MultiSigma 8 x 28, Tornos is meeting this demand. Manufacturers, from the automotive (…)

To achieve high precision results, microtechology applications need to rely on powerful and reliable gears. This can be found in micromotors, aeronautics, medical devices or watch industry; these applications need gears or micro-gears of high precision and outstanding quality. There are several ways to cut such gears. We met Mr Graf, responsible for sales at Affolter (Malleray, Switzerland) which provides machines dedicated to the achievement of such gears. . Affolter benefits from an (…)

The market for Life Sciences industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is one of the few characterized by a strong and steady growth. European Life Sciences companies are present in the region through distributors and with local Headquarters for marketing, after sales support, training, sometimes manufacturing and research. . . Dubai is the city where all the MENA headquarters are located. The unique advantage of Dubai is its strategic location, legislative framework, quality (…)

Registration for the TCT Live 2010 Conference & Exhibition is now officially open. Visitors wishing to attend can now pre-register online at www.tctshow.com. Taking place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, from 19th to 20th October, the 2010 event will once again bring together the leading players in the product development and manufacturing sector, showcasing the very latest technologies to help product development professionals stay ahead of the competition, reduce product development (…)